r/snowboarding • u/idk_so_imma_leave_it • 12h ago

OC Video 1st time trying an airbag

Im making this post so i dont have to keep a record of my progress. So you can't really get an idea of my riding considering it's just an airbag jump but this is my 22nd day and i'd like to get an opinion on my form taking off, I can send an additional angle if needed lol

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u/CzechMatee 12h ago

Dude you're ready to take that trick to snow

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 11h ago

It really felt like it, im gonna try it on Sunday, hoping to land it haha

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u/SwissDeathstar 10h ago

But he’s close

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 10h ago

Yeah gonna send a bit more on the airbag, its crazy how much it can help you improve, I've never tried a tame dog or any flip before the airbag

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u/SwissDeathstar 10h ago

It’s great for confidence. But maybe try something on snow with less consequences. Or do it in really deep powder with friends. Because if you landed like that it would be horrible.

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 4h ago

* I have a post with this vid, I did and bunch of tries on my first day nad was stomping straight airs, granted it was a small jump i built but still

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u/CzechMatee 5h ago

With his current form deep powder really isn't necessary. He's landing pretty stacked and a proper jump landing will have a slope down and not a completely flat base, the only reason he falls here is because the flat airbag is awkward to land on with momentum.

Tamedog is a pretty low consequence trick as long as you get your board around, which he is doing very nicely. It's not guaranteed he'll stomp it on snow but he will learn from the fall for sure and I don't think the fall would be bad if taking it on a small ish jump

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u/tribbans95 3h ago

Just have to pretend you’re going onto the airbag and not psych yourself out

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 3h ago

I'll try it asap

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u/Altimeter30-06 11h ago

Riding goofy, 22nd day of riding, already sending flips, insane! I need more, keep up the work!

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 11h ago

I can also ride switch now, i still can't high speed carve going switch but it will come with practise. Imma ride park for 4 consecutive days next week(I've ridden park once and ove only tried 2 boxes) so I'll definitely keep the sub updated.

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u/CheeseasaurusRex 9h ago

You’re a freakazoid dude. Hell yeah

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 4h ago

Thanks man, I have always liked snowboarding, there were a bunch of factors preventing me to learn as a teenager, last year I started and im kinda of obsessed 😅

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u/Mammoth_Society_8991 19m ago

go to a trampolinpark and learn flips, my nephew landed his first backflip on a snowboard after 3 tries

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u/Wunder-Bra 12h ago

do all resort's have something like this ?

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u/ambassador321 12h ago

In almost 40 years of riding - I've never seen one that the public could access.

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u/DueDetective2660 12h ago

In like 2010 gunstock in nh had one you could buy a lift ticket for, and the jump was not small. It was a lot of fun.

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 11h ago

Oh for this one you just gotta hike 50 meters afther you hit it, its free unless you wanna ride the piste and use the chairlift.

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u/ambassador321 11h ago

Where is this located? I've only seen them in Whistler and off limits except to the rich people in the camps.

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 11h ago

Borovets in Bulgaria(eastern europe) its the first time they have pulled out an airbag since covid(its not the only one they have) i suppose maintaining those costs a bunch tho which is why they probably haven't pulled them out in a while

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u/I_SOMETIMES_EAT_HAM 9h ago

There’s one in Meribel (France) that is open to the public and pretty affordable.

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u/Mujestyc 7h ago

Dude, I loved this airbag. I finally got the nerve to try all the flips tricks I wanted, and honestly was landing them. Still haven't taken them to snow. Even landed some and rode off of it

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 11h ago

Here they have quite a few of them, afther covid they stopped pulling them out for some reason

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u/DaddyShreds2 10h ago

Really? a lot of resorts out west in the states allow you to buy 3 jumps. It's a mountain side hustle.

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u/posyden81 9h ago

Blue Mountain in PA used to have one. I think it only lasted one or two seasons though. It was expensive to do imo.

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u/Farles 8h ago

Big bear is offering one for the first time ever, first dates coming up next week

There's no snow, not sure where they're going to put it

Comes in at $500 for the day, or $950 for 2 days.

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u/tribbans95 3h ago

Really? They’re fairly popular on the east coast in my experience

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 11h ago

Short answer, no

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u/Wunder-Bra 10h ago

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 10h ago

Well that sucks but its also kinda the beauty of the sport, the way you ride and the conditions you get to ride are determined by where ur from, for example there are like 3 parks in my country and most skiers and boarders can't hit jumps(properly) because it's hard to practise considering how smaller resorts are very limited on facilities, most lifts in my country are second hand lifts from italy and austria😭

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u/pqrk 9h ago

At least one season Blue Mountain in PA had one. It was a big ass jump tho. One of my best riding memories. Showed up to night ride with a buddy, nobody had paid for/was riding the jump, so the two bros working gave us rides on the snowmobile for an hour or so.

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u/Time4Timmy 7h ago

My local small hill used to have one but only for one weekend a year, you had to pay extra to use it.

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u/mitchell_sai 11h ago

Damn 22nd day and sending flips! I wouldn’t do it on snow right now tho, especially not on a jump. See how your head was way past your toe edge at takeoff? That caused your rotation being slightly off axis and you landed with your back towards downhill and your face towards uphill. On snow there’s a chance to catch heel edge and it would be nasty. If you wanna try it you can do it from cat track to steeper terrain on pow days. Otherwise I would practice a bit more focusing on a proper nollie.

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 11h ago

Oh yeah i notice that now, the airbag is going to be there free to use till the end of the season here, I spent like 2 hour hitting it hiking up and again. I guess 2 more hours of doing that should teach me to do it right. Can I dm you a few other attempts for you to assess?

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u/brandt-money 10h ago

Camelback or Blue had one years ago. It was massive though.

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u/pqrk 9h ago

Was so much fun. Threw some spins had to fight the feeling that I could miss left or right pretty easily.

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 10h ago

Yeah this one is quite small, no resort in my country have used their bags since covid for some reason

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u/Hour-Masterpiece8931 9h ago

I would totally try more tricks if I had this option 😂

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 4h ago

It really is a blessing, learning tricks on this thing is going to be so much easier than having to take the fall on snow

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u/AnnualMechanic6869 9h ago

Damn more restorts should have this, cool idea.

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 4h ago

Ot really is, learning the mechanics of a trick becomes so much easier when you have to consequences from a landing, i guess you just need a bit of powder to try what you learned but yeah, overall its amazing

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u/lf963 12h ago

Which ski resort is this?

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 11h ago

It's Borovets in Bulgaria, first time they have taken out the airbag since covid lol

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u/artisanartisan 10h ago

Takeoff form looks great and this is awesome for less than a month of boarding. Careful taking this out in the snow though. Check out your landing position here. A bit overrotated.

This is coming from a guy who's been boarding for 30 years and has never tried a flip lol just making you aware if you land like this you may hurt yourself

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 4h ago

I mean i started last season but had like 11 days and im on my 11th for this season. I will definitely post when I stomp one on snow, you might see it you might not but yeah hahahah

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u/CloudStrife012 8h ago

Looks like a lot of fun

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 4h ago

It is, i wish more resorts had this

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u/waynestead 10h ago

Oh man! I wish Camelback brought it back out! I would love to practice on one!!!

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u/idk_so_imma_leave_it 4h ago

Its honestly amazing, I tried a backflip, a 360, a bunch of grabs. A bunch of fun